Many scrap market participants were optimistic that shredded mixed non-ferrous metal product zorba would have a strong start to 2020. With firm demand and high prices for ferrous scrap encouraging inbound flows, it seemed the market could only go up.

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China’s largest private copper smelter Dongying Fangyuan Nonferrous is now up for partial sale, Fastmarkets has learned.

Brazilian sellers have ramped up containerized exports of steel scrap into South Asian markets over the past year but this explosion in export sales is unlikely to be a long-term trend, sources have told Fastmarkets.

Big River Steel plans to partner with Koch Metallics LLC in an effort to overhaul how steel, scrap and other metallics are bought and sold, the steelmaker’s top executive said.

Markets were mixed this morning, Wednesday June 17, while bullish sentiment continues to be fueled by government liquidity and stimulus but Covid-19 concerns and economic reality remain headwinds.

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Fastmarkets has corrected its two Shanghai bonded copper premiums, which were published incorrectly on Wednesday June 10 due to an error.

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 10 that are worth another look.

Despite a mixed picture this morning, Tuesday June 9, generally strong uptrends are underway in most of the base metals. The exception is the infrastructure heavy-weight zinc, although the galvanizing metal is also widely used in the auto industry, which may be why it is lagging behind.